AA Weatherwatch Weekend Weather Forecast

03 Nov 2017
Posted by Barry Aldworth

A Rather Cold Weekend Ahead; Showery on Saturday, Plenty of Sunshine on Sunday

OVERVIEW: A rather cold weekend is expected, with it a hint of early winter likely, given the combination of slightly below average temperatures and a moderate or fresh NW’ly wind, especially on Saturday. Sunnier weather develops through Sunday, but with a fairly widespread frost then developing on Sunday night.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: Little or no risk of any significant or severe weather this weekend.

FORECAST: Into Saturday and it’ll be a chilly start, especially across some central and eastern areas. As Saturday progresses and showery conditions will develop, particularly across more northern and western regions, where they will be locally heavy with hail. Fewest showers will be across eastern areas of Munster and Leinster, where a lot of dry weather is likely, with some sunshine too.

Showers will continue into Saturday night, especially across northern and western areas, but with some patchy frost possible elsewhere. Further showers are likely for a time on Sunday, but these will clear away, and then many areas will have a dry Sunday afternoon, with plenty of sunshine early November sunshine, but it will be chilly. Temperatures will soon fall away into Sunday evening, beneath clear skies, with then a fairly widespread frost developing on Sunday night.

TEMPERATURES: A rather cold weekend is expected, indeed feeling rather wintry at times, especially in the wind and showery conditions on Saturday. Maximum temperatures around 7C to 11C are expected, highest across sheltered southern areas of Munster. Minimum temperatures will range between 2C and 6C, with frost possible, but some central and eastern regions of the country on Sunday night may see temperatures fall to near 0C, with a fairly widespread frost set to develop.

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